Crosswords - Robyn Schindeldecker

ACROSS

1. A girl’s best friend
D _ _ _ _ _ _ S
He said: DIAMONDS
She said: DESSERTS

6. “Love Actually” genre
_O_ _ O _
He said: ROMCOM
She said: HORROR

10. Body part
B _ _ _ _
He said: BOOBS
She said: BRAIN

11. Small talk
_ _ _ _ _ H _ T
He said: CHITCHAT
She said: BULLSHIT

15. Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
_O_ _ _ _
He said: LOVERS
She said: DOOMED

16. True love
_ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He said: MATCHMADEINHEAVEN
She said: STOCKHOLMSYNDROME

17. Beyoncé song “_____ in Love”
_ R _ _ _
He said: CRAZY
She said: DRUNK

DOWN

1. Pocket item
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
He said: SPARECHANGE
She said: PEPPERSPRAY

2. Drink specification
_ _ T H _ _ _ _ _ _
He said: WITHATWIST
She said: ONTHEROCKS

3. In the wrong place at the wrong time
_ _ _ _ _ T U ___Y
He said: OPPORTUNITY
She said: PERPETUALLY

6. Rejection
_ _ A _ _ _ _ _ E
He said: CHALLENGE
She said: HEADSHAKE

7. Seduction
_ O _ _ P _ _ _
He said: FOREPLAY
She said: ROHYPNOL

10. The sound of silence
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He said: CONSENT
She said:

12. Stage of grief
_ _ _ I A L
He said: DENIAL
She said: DENIAL

Originally published by Typehouse Literary Magazine 2017

Robyn Schindeldecker is a Minneapolis-born, Internet-bred writer whose work has appeared in various publications, many of which no longer exist. She is currently pursuing an MFA at Hamline University, and after that, who knows? (Not her, so don't ask.)